Hawaii ACM and ACM SIGGRAPH Chapters
Local chapters of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the ACM special interest group on computer graphics (SIGGRAPH) are being formed in Hawaii. We are holding a joint event for both ACM and ACM/SIGGRAPH groups to start things off.
Thursday, January 30th, 6:30 pm
Hawaii Institute of Geophysics (HIG) building, Room 110, Manoa Campus, UH
Abstract:
Bio: Chris Lee was the former President of Production for TriStar Pictures and Columbia Pictures. He worked on Academy Award-winning films such as "Jerry Maguire," "Philadelphia" and "As Good as it Gets." Lee has also worked on films such as "My Best Friend's Wedding," "The Mask of Zorro" and "The Patriot." In addition, Lee also produced the computer animated movie "Final Fantasy," which was being created in Hawai'i for five years.
Abstract: Five years in the making, this movie was the first feature length project to attempt to achieve a photorealistic look and create realistic human characters. The presentation will cover the technical and production challenges encountered over the course of the project.
Bio: Kaveh Kardan graduated from MIT with a B.Sc. in Mathematics in 1985, and has been a software developer in the computer graphics industry ever since, having worked at NeoVisuals, Softimage, and Systeme Taarna. He was Manager of Software R&D at SquareUSA (Honolulu) from 1997 to 2002 during the making of the computer animated movie "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within".
Everyone is welcome!
A flyer for the event is available here
For the building location, see area D-4 on the
University of Hawaii campus map (interactive gif or pdf)
Campus parking is available for $3. The closest lots are #11 and #13.
HIG is across Dole Street from the parking structure.
Ka Leo article: UH film school co-director focuses on the Pacific Rim
ACM -- Association for Computing Machinery homepage.
ACM SIGGRAPH-- SIGGRAPH homepage.
For more information contact:
Marilyn Everett (interim vice chair, SIGGRAPH) --- everettm004@hawaii.rr.com
Eric Gusukuma (interim chair, SIGGRAPH, interim vice chair ACM) --- keng@siggraph.org
Jason Levy (interim chair, ACM) --- jlevy@hawaii.edu
or
Nancy Reed (interim sec/treas ACM and SIGGRAPH) --- nreed@hawaii.edu
N. E. Reed, 2003